We will be releasing two new reggae/dub releases on August 30… a new record by one of our favorite American acts 10 Ft. Ganja Plant and the international debut by Brazilian dub sensations Digitaldubs.
As you may have heard, we’ve been giving away tracks from both albums on Facebook. Well, this week is your last chance to grab a free MP3 from both bands as we’ll be starting pre-orders next week!
>> Download “Shake Up the Place” by 10 Ft. Ganja Plant over at the 10 Ft. Facebook page
Posted August 2nd, 2011 in new
Last week, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant gave away the track “My Roots” featuring reggae legend Sylford Walker from their upcoming album “Shake Up The Place”… well, this week’s track features yet another Jamaican reggae great, Prince Jazzbo.
Watch the video then “Like” 10 Ft. Ganja Plant on Facebook to download your FREE MP3 of “Africa” feat. Prince Jazzbo!
Posted July 30th, 2011 in new
ROIR is excited to announce that we will be releasing the international debut by Brazilian dub sensations Digitaldubs!
Digitaldubs were one of the first soundsystems in their native Rio de Janiero, Brazil. They’re now one of the country’s most respected acts, having revolutionized reggae culture in their homeland and brought the Brazilian reggae sound all over Latin America and Europe.
ROIR presents Digitaldubs first US release, “#1″, which drops a wicked selection featuring singers, deejays, and, of course, killer dubs. The duo enlist such legendary vocalists as Ranking Joe, Earl Sixteen, and Brinsley Forde of Aswad, as well as Brazilian contributers Jeru Banto and Dada Yute to set fire to some crucial riddims.
For the next two weeks, ROIR will be giving away tracks from Digitaldubs #1 on Facebook.
This week’s track is “Pirate’s Game” feat. 70s Jamaican reggae singer Earl Sixteen. Watch the video then visit ROIR on Facebook to download a FREE MP3:
Posted July 26th, 2011 in new
We’re very excited to announce that we will be releasing a new 10 Ft Ganja Plant album on August 30. ”Shake Up The Place“, features reggae legends Prince Jazzbo & Sylford Walker and will be available on CD, MP3 & 180g vinyl LP!
Pre-orders will be available soon, but for the next three weeks you can get your 10 Ft. fix on Facebook. We’ll be premiering a video of a new song every week, and giving away a free MP3 of the track… all you have to do is “Like” 10 Ft. Ganja Plant on Facebook!
This week’s video/MP3 is for the track “My Roots” feat. Jamaican reggae legend Sylford Walker. Watch the video below to listen to the track!
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Posted July 14th, 2011 in new sale shows
We’re very happy announce that we’re once again working with Dub Trio and will be releasing their upcoming record “Dub Trio IV” in October!
But first, make sure you complete your Dub Trio collection by buying their albums on iTunes this week… from Now till July 19, all of Dub Trio’s ROIR albums are only $7.99 on iTunes! Check out the Dub Trio catalog on iTunes out here.
Also, if you’re in Chicago TODAY, catch Dub Trio’s free in-store performance at the Lincoln Park Apple Store. Joe, Dave & Stu will be treating you to an electronic performance and then discussing recording music on a Mac.
Thursday July 14 at NOON
Dub Trio at the Lincoln Park Apple Store
Electronic performance & discussion
about recording music on a Mac
801 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Posted June 21st, 2011 in new sale
Founder of John Brown’s Body & member of 10 Ft. Ganja Plant Kevin Kinsella releases his third solo album Great Design June 28. Pre-order the CD or MP3 album and catch him on tour this summer!
PRE-ORDER GREAT DESIGN
CD $9.99 (reg. $13) / MP3 $5.00 (reg. $8.99)
You can also download a free 4 song album sampler by signing up to Kevin’s mailing list here.
Also, don’t forget to catch Kevin Kinsella this summer at his festival dates in July and tour with Groundation in August! View a full list of tour dates after the jump!
Posted April 1st, 2011 in new
Classic hardcore 7″ will once again be available on vinyl on April 16.
Limited edition colored vinyl also available: 250 red & 250 green pressed!
This limited Record Store Day release brings “Pay to Cum” back with original artwork and lyrics sheet insert. The 7″ will be readily available on black vinyl, but ROIR has also issued a limited number on colored vinyl (250 red & 250 green copies pressed). Red and green vinyl are exclusively available atthe Bad Brains Official Store at http://badbrainsofficialstore.com. There are also a handful of gold 7 inches available from a limited European pressing.
Bad Brains are also offering a FREE 320kbps MP3 download of the single until the end of Record Store Day weekend to save you audiophiles time ripping your 45 on your USB turntable… all exclusively from the Bad Brains Store!
Also be on the lookout for some spectacular live recordings of the Bad Brains from the early 80’s… Bad Brains “Lost Riffs and Dubs” will be out on ROIR later this year!
Get the Pay to Cum 7″ on Record Store Day
Find your nearest participating record store here.
Get the Pay to Cum 7″ at the Bad Brains Official Store
Available on black and ltd. ed. gold, green and red vinyl.
Only 250 green and 250 red pressed.
Green & red vinyl only available from the Bad Brains Store.
Download your FREE 320kbps MP3 copy of the Pay to Cum 7″
Available until April 18, 2011. No purchase necessary.
Bad Brains on Tour:
April 20 – Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA
April 21 – House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
April 22 – Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO
June 16 – West Coast Riot, Gotheburg, SWEDEN
June 18 – Hell/Heaven Fest, Clisson, FRANCE
June 24 – Azkena Rock Festival, Vitoria Gsteiz, SPAIN
Posted February 4th, 2011 in ROIR sale
Select one of our six Valentine’s Day Card designs and on February 14 (EST), we’ll send your Valentine an email with your chosen image and a link to download the ROIR Valentine’s Day mix!
Our Valentine’s Day Mix features 10 tracks from the ROIR vaults and includes artists like New York Dolls, Skatalites, Bad Brains, Martin Rev, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant, Bush Tetras and more… don’t worry we’ll also send you a copy! Everyone can use a little self love.
Can you think of a better way to say “I La-la-love you”? Actually… we very well may have. Just check out our Valentine’s Day Gift Guide below and don’t tell us that giving your special someone a GG Allin bobblehead or a Suicide tee doesn’t just say it all?
Posted October 26th, 2010 in new sale
eMusic says:
The bass player for pioneering hardcore band Bad Brains, Daryl Jenifer fuses his old bands gritty, grinding approach with electronic rhythms and disembodied vocal snatches for his first solo outing, In Search of Black Judas. That it pulls from reggae, too, is no surprise: Bad Brains always had a healthy amount of Rasta in their punk, the only difference is that, on Black Judas, that influence is more pronounced. The record is conceptual: the songs bleed together, most of them build from sinewy, searching bass lines, topped with patches of static and sporadic LED blips. Jenifer’s voice is low and mysterious, and in the end, Black Judas feels more like a sonic collage than a proper rock record, each song sliding into the next, burbling like the Dagobah swamp. It’s a strange, fascinating journey – no pop, no style, just strictly roots.
Get In Search of Black Judas at the Bad Brains Official Store.
Posted September 15th, 2010 in new press sale shows
“Harvest The Beast” is the debut album from Nashville’s Bad Cop. It’s uncompromising. It’s unique. It’s fresh and it will rock your ass off and it’s out now on CD!
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IMPOSE MAGAZINE SAYS: “It’s a soulful, greasy, howlin’ whiteboy kind of rant-rock that’s even greater than the sum of all its crazy parts, a frantic, no-holds-barred, “fuck the rules” kind of album that we desperately need right now… Let’s just say that what we have here is one of the albums of the year, mos def, and leave it at that.” |
Watch it at PopMatters.
Download it at eMusic.
eMusic says:
Hailing from Nashville, Bad Cop are a young band associated with the likes of Jemina Pearl/Be Your Own Pet and JEFF The Brotherhood. Their sprawling debut LP, Harvest The Beast, is full of dirty blues riffs, lively chants and usually-hazy vocals, and at times they channel the likes of the Strokes or the Arctic Monkeys… They might be young, but when frontman Adam Moult sings, “I don’t know if I’ll live tomorrow/ It’s quite a rush to live this way” in album opener “Amores Perros,” it sounds like they’re having a good enough time that getting old is the least of their concerns.
Wed 9.15 – Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, Charlottesville, VA (w/ Turbo Fruits)
Thurs 9.16 – Spazzatorium, Greenville, NC (w/ Turbo Fruits
Sat 9.18 – Go Bar, Athens, GA
Sat 9.25 – Don Pedro, Brooklyn, NY
Sun 9.26 – The Space, Hamden, CT
Thurs 9.30 – L’Abreuvoir, Montreal, QC (POP MONTREAL w/ Turbogeist & Devil Eyes)
Fri 10.1 – Silver Dollar Room, Toronto, ON
Fri 10.8 – The Nightlight, Chapel Hill, NC
Sat 10.9 – The Tin Roof, Charleston, SC
Mon 10.11 – Douglas Corner Cafe, Nashville, TN (w/ Turbogeist & Pujol)
Thurs 10.14 – The Whistler, Chicago, IL
Fri 10. 15 – Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA
Sat 10.16 – Plaines Project, Chicago, IL
Sat 10. 23 – Spike Hill, Brooklyn, NY (Deli Magazine CMJ Showcase)